Cork residents in a ‘postcode lottery’ when accessing respite

In East Cork, Cobh Community Hospital has three respite beds, while there are three HSE beds in Cois Abhainn in Youghal and 10 contracted beds in Care Choice Ballynoe. Picture: Denis Scannell

Hospital respite beds are a "postcode lottery", a Cork TD has warned.

The HSE said in a response to a parliamentary question (PQ) from Labour TD Sean Sherlock that North Cork has 22 respite beds, while East Cork has just 16.